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Inside the family firm out to become forestry's go'to parts partner
5+ hour, 6+ min ago (953+ words) Europe's largest distributor of agricultural and outdoor power parts has forestry firmly in its sights " and it is making moves contractors cannot afford to ignore. Forestry Journal was invited to the company's headquarters in the Netherlands to learn more. "It's…...
Rising softwood imports add pressure to UK growers in 'patchy market"
3+ hour, 6+ min ago (489+ words) The total volume of coniferous imports reached 1. 412 million m" as volumes rose by 0. 9 per cent, despite continued pressure across parts of the country's timber and panel products market. However, the combined import volumes of the all the main timber categories…...
Ancient woodland saved as planners throw out housing appeal
4+ hour, 3+ min ago (739+ words) THE Woodland Trust is hailing victory for a local community after a long-standing wood was rescued from the threat of a housing development. The Woodland Trust Northern Ireland has welcomed a decision by the Planning Appeals Commission to block plans…...
Council pushes on with wood burner crackdown despite public opposition
9+ hour, 34+ min ago (402+ words) NORWICH'S Green Party is to push on with its ambitions to curb the use of wood burners in the city, despite only a third of locals supporting the policy. The party's new administration at City Hall has approved an air…...
Forester wanted to manage over 2, 000 hectares of woodland
9+ hour, 48+ min ago (212+ words) ARE you a "skilled and motivated" forester? Then this opportunity could be for you. The Cowdray Estate is looking for a forester to join its dedicated forestry team. Based in Midhurst, West Sussex, the role will see the successful candidate…...
Toby Carvery owner agrees to fund 1, 000 trees after oak row
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (485+ words) A YEAR-LONG legal dispute over the felling of an ancient oak in north London has ended after Toby Carvery's owners apologised and agreed to fund 1, 000 new trees. The 500-year-old tree was partially cut down in Enfield on the orders of…...
Forestry Commission chief among 31 signatories at Sweden meet
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (402+ words) MORE than 130 delegates from over 30 countries - including the UK - gathered in Stockholm this month to help shape the future direction of pan'European forest policy. Meeting under the Forest Europe banner for its tenth Ministerial Conference, forestry representatives representatives signed the…...
Land managers struggle with green finance complexity, study finds
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (188+ words) THE complexities and the timescales required are among the potential barriers woodland creators face when accessing green finance. That is one of the key takeaways from a new scoping study on the social dimensions of green finance for woodland creation…...
South Wales woodland reserve could join country's National Forest
1+ week, 55+ min ago (435+ words) A WOODLAND reserve in South Wales could become part of country's National Forests. The 19-hectare Bishop's Wood local nature reserve, Gower, stretches back from Caswell Bay and is described as a relatively rare example of limestone woodland, part of which…...
Husqvarna promises 'exceptional' power in new battery-powered blower
1+ week, 1+ day ago (258+ words) HUSQVARNA has unveiled a new battery-powered backpack blower " which it says provides "exceptional" power. Engineered for the rigours of commercial landscaping, the 570i BT delivers a reliable 35 N blow force that remains consistent regardless of battery charge level, seamlessly complemented by…...